Winners have been selected for the 2024 Polari Book Prizes, the U.K. book prizes for emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers and run by Polari literary salon. The winners of the three Polari Prizes:
Children's & YA: The Fights That Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt
First Book: Bellies by Nicola Dinan
Book Prize: The Gallopers by Jon Ransom
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Myles McGuire won the 2024 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, awarded in memory of Hachette Australia's former CEO Matt Richell, who died in a surfing accident in 2014, for his manuscript Stroke. The judges "were impressed by McGuire's talent and assured touch and believe that readers of The Slap and Love & Virtue will love this story," the organizers noted.
The award is sponsored by the publisher and the Richell family, in partnership with the Emerging Writers' Festival and Simpsons Solicitors. The winner receives A$10,000 (about US$6,515), to be donated by Hachette Australia, along with a 12-month mentorship with one of the company's publishers. Hachette Australia will work with the winning writer to develop their manuscript with the first option to consider the finished work and the shortlisted entries for publication.